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speak volumes

Idioms

Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of “the information contained in volumes of books.” [c. 1800]

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speak volumes

People can say anything, but their actions speak volumes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

All of those gestures are simple and doable and speak volumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

And I think that that silence really does speak volumes.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2025

Amid all the celebration, there are some notes of caution from campaigners that perhaps speak volumes about the reality of past let-downs.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

This little fact seems to speak volumes, and to help materially towards establishing the questions of fraud and connivance.

From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton

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